Since yesterday was such a beautiful day we wanted to be sure to get the kids out in the fresh air & we ventured to the playground. Although there was still snow at the park it was VERY wet underneath, but that was of no concern to the kids.Sydney learned an important lesson on the slide. Wait your turn. She did not wait for Ellie to get off the slide before she went down. The result? Crashing of heads at the bottom. Ellie looked back to see Sydney come & then conked heads. No major injuries though. The event actually might have helped instill the lesson of "waiting" in Sydney's head. I sure hope so.
The second lesson that I believe Sydney is learning is the value of friends. In the last couple of days I have heard her refer to her "friends" in a different way. She has used the word before, but it seems in the last couple days she has really started to use it in context and actually mentions who her friends are without prompting. Her and Ellie were playing "restaurant" at the playground & when Evelyn showed up later, Sydney could not wait for her to come up into their "restaurant". Of course, all of this was so much fun that the two-year-old behaviour was displayed when it was time to leave. Both Ellie & Sydney were taken away with tears on their faces.
Ellie & Sydney in their restaurant.
Unfortunately for Jason it was so wet that he did not get to "play". Trying to help all the girls who are mobile does not make it easy to play with a baby at the park.
Katie too was there, but she was rather limited in her play. Trying to master mucky snow in rain boots when you are new to walking is not an easy task.